On Tuesday, 28 February 2012 at 21:36:28 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
On 2/26/2012 6:39 PM, Brad Anderson wrote:
If phobos can include zlib, I see no reason it couldn't
include libcurl.
Yes, we do include zlib, but I don't think that is a precedent
we should follow. Including such third party libraries is
potentially a large support burden and source of conflict as
those libraries get updated. It's already been a problem with
zlib. It's beyond the scope of what D should be to take this
stuff on.
Instead, we should provide download links so the user can
install it themselves as required.
As for the auto tester breaking, a better approach might be to
install curl on the test system, or simply not run those tests.
It seems somewhat strange to me to have a hidden dependency that,
despite being included in the standard library, can not be used
with a default install.
What about an option in the default installer to download these
third party libraries (and on Windows coffimplib them)?
